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A dad whose wife had an affair with Strictly Come Dancing’s Simon Webbe blames the star for sending him into a spiral of despair that ended in cancer .

Huseyin Demirel, 36, says his life fell apart and his health collapsed after he was devastated by news of the romance ­between his partner Jill and boy band Blue singer Simon .

His marriage broke up and he lost both his garage business and his house under the strain of Jill describing how the pop hunk loved to kiss her toes, reports Pamela Owen in the Sunday People .

Homeless and broke, he was on the brink of suicide.

Now Huseyin claims the torment he suffered led to him contracting Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, which doctors said could have killed him.

His bitterness is so strong he refused to watch Simon and his dancer partner Kristina Rihanoff compete in the hit BBC show last night.

The accusation is 36-year-old Simon’s second blow in weeks. His ex-girlfriend Maria Kouka told last month how she dumped him over he was sent nude photos by a Playboy model.

(Photo: Matt Sprake / Sunday Mirror)

Huseyin told The Sunday People: “I can’t blame Webbe 100% for my cancer. But if I hadn’t lost my house and family, I wouldn’t have ended up living rough.

“I went through huge stress because of the situation and was very run down. I didn’t look after myself.

“If I had taken better care of myself I’d have gone to a doctor when I first noticed lumps in my groin in 2008, soon after the situation with him and Jill.

“I had been in discomfort for several years. If I had gone for a check up we might have been able to catch the cancer earlier. Instead, I waited nearly three years.

“My GP said it was full-blown cancer and if I hadn’t been diagnosed at that stage I’d have been dead in six months. I have no doubt in my mind that the cancer was caused by the stress and pressure I’d been going through.

“The doctors said it had spread everywhere – there were well over 60 lumps – and they were scared it was going to spread to my lungs.

“I was told I’d probably had it for a few years. The doctor told me stress could have been a factor.

“Yes, it could have been a number of things. But what Simon put me through was indescribable.”

(Photo: Matt Sprake / Sunday Mirror)

Huseyin met his near neighbour Simon in April 2007 when the pop star wanted repairs done to his then girlfriend Layla Manochehri’s car.

Huseyin recalled: “At the time I thought Simon was a real gentleman. Despite being a star he never acted as though he was better than me.

“But he was a wolf in sheep’s clothing.”

Unknown to Huseyin, Simon had been pursuing Jill for several months since chatting her up in a local gym. Then Huseyin discovered saucy text messages and snaps of Simon on Jill’s phone.

At first she denied an ­affair. But eventually she confessed to performing a sex act on Simon and told how he loved to kiss and nibble her toes.

Huseyin was so broken by the betrayal that his life spiralled out of control and he slid into a haze of booze. In a bid to save the marriage he showered Jill with money and gifts.

But debts piled up, Huseyin’s business failed and he had to declare himself bankrupt. The family home in Chigwell, Essex, was repossessed.

“I’d run the business into the ground and instead of paying the mortgage I was trying to make Jill happy. I gave her nearly two grand a week.

“I was worried she’d leave me for him so I bought her a £1,000 Missoni dress, £600 shoes and would go to Agent Provocateur for underwear.”

The couple, who wed in 2001, split in June 2008. Jill rented a flat with their sons, now 11 and 13. And Huseyin wound up on the roof of a derelict building in Bermondsey, South London – planning to end his life.

He said: “I had given up. I felt no one loved me. I’d hit rock bottom and thought life couldn’t get any worse.

“I was on top of a building and peering down, getting ready to jump. It was only a phone call from my cousin that saved my life. He convinced me to clean up for the sake of my kids and I immediately saw their faces.

“For the next six months I worked desperately to get my life back on track. I found a job and cleaned up my act and eventually gained the courage to see the kids. I was trying to talk to Jill but my cousin often acted as a ­mediator between us.”

Jill, 38, said: “It was a terrible situation when we split. We were so unhappy and Hus tried to compete with Simon by showering me with gifts.

“He had also started drinking quite a bit and I didn’t want to be around a drunk. For all my faults, I’m a good mother and my kids come first. There is no excuse for what I did with Simon but Hus and I were having problems.

“He was never at home and was ­always working. Things spiralled out of control. I wanted out.” But six months after the split, Jill asked Huseyin to spend Christmas Day with her and the children.

“She recalled: “He had cleaned up his act and I’d been told he was looking for a job. I never stopped loving him. I felt quite heartsore when I saw him.

“I asked him to come over for Christmas because I didn’t want him to be on his own. I wanted to open presents as a family.

“We ended up making love that night and we made up from there.”

Huseyin was diagnosed in June 2011 with stage four Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma – an uncommon cancer of the lymphatic system that usually starts in the neck, armpit or groin. The news came shortly after the birth of the couple’s third son.

(Photo: BBC)

He started chemotherapy and spent two years in and out of hospital as his weight fell from 12 stone to under seven.

Jill said: “When Hus was diagnosed I felt so guilty.

“I felt God was punishing me for what I’d doneI thought he was taking my husband away. I’ve never been so scared.”

Dylan Edwards, Professor of Cancer Studies at the University of East Anglia, said: “The immune system has an important role to play. It can prevent or accelerate the development of cancer.

“It’s conceivable that stress can have an affect such that an underlying cancer might have more opportunity to progress.”

Huseyin and Jill now live in Beckenham, South East London, and he works as a mechanic. His cancer is in remission – but he fears further stress could cause a ­relapse and has banned Strictly from their home.

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He said: “Jill loves that show but I can’t stand the sight of Simon. He ruined my life once, I’m not going to let him do it again.

"Jill and I have worked things out and are stronger than ever. But no sooner do I forget about him than he pops up again.

“I hate him. I don’t want to see him on Saturday nights, looking like an idiot in skimpy sequinned trousers. What happened to us because of that man was nearly the death of me.”

Simon’s spokesman declined to comment. But a source close to him said: “Simon has known people close to him with cancer and it is hurtful to think he would be blamed for this.

“It’s a terrible thing to happen to someone . I’m sure Simon’s thoughts will be with him but it is unfair to put the blame on him.”